Job prospects Public Health Nurse in Nunavut

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "public health nurse" in Nunavut or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Nunavut

These outlooks were updated on November 29, 2023.

Good

The employment outlook will be good for Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses (NOC 31301) in Nunavut for the 2023-2025 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

Employment growth will lead to several new positions.
Not many positions will become available due to retirements.
There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
High employee turnover in this occupation could lead to additional employment opportunities.

Here are some key facts about Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses in Nunavut:

Approximately 150 people worked in this occupation in May 2021.
Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses mainly work in the following sectors:
- Health care and social services (NAICS 62): 81%
- Public Administration and Defence (NAICS 91): 19%
82% of registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses work all year, while 18% work only part of the year, compared to 72% and 28% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 44 weeks for all occupations.
The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 16% compared to 51% for all occupations
- Women: 84% compared to 49% for all occupations
The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: n/a
- high school diploma or equivalent: n/a
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: n/a
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 22% compared to 15% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 59% compared to 10% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 16% compared to 6% for all occupations